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In 1993, Margaret Walker received the National Book Award for Lifetime Achievement.

About the Author

Margaret Walker (1915-1998) wrote poetry, essays, the novel "Jubilee," and a biography of Richard Wright. She created pioneering programs in the humanities and African American studies at Jackson State University, where she was a faculty member for almost three decades.

Reviews

"A pivotal figure . . . Hers is, in the final analysis, a grand presence that this collected volume of lifetime works affirms."--"Belles Lettres"

"Always immediate but classic in voice, [Walker's] poetry has a timeless quality. . . . If younger poets have ranged farther in voice and content, it is because they stand high on the shoulders of giants such as Margaret Walker."--"Booklist"

"Walker writes with a strength and clarity that befits her large vision of American and African American history."--"Library Journal"

"A pivotal figure . . . Hers is, in the final analysis, a grand presence that this collected volume of lifetime works affirms."--"Belles Lettres"
"Always immediate but classic in voice, [Walker's] poetry has a timeless quality. . . . If younger poets have ranged farther in voice and content, it is because they stand high on the shoulders of giants such as Margaret Walker."--"Booklist"
"Walker writes with a strength and clarity that befits her large vision of American and African American history."--"Library Journal"